Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 755 | 477 | 1423 | 1139 | 860 | 669 | 495 | 495 | 504 | 1354 | 1739 | 2804 | 3463 | 3199 | 2294 | 1708 | 1189 | 933 | 740 | 584 | 418 | 347 | 279 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:46PM2.17m | 6:09AM1.96m | 6:43PM2.12m | 7:08AM1.92m | 7:41PM2.05m | 8:08AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.05m | 12:27PM-0.03m | 1:06AM0.06m | 1:25PM0.02m | 2:03AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — |
 | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 755 | 477 | 1423 | 1139 | 860 | 669 | 495 | 495 | 504 | 1354 | 1739 | 2804 | 3463 | 3199 | 2294 | 1708 | 1189 | 933 | 740 | 584 | 418 | 347 | 279 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SSW 11 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 4 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | E 19 | E 18 | NE 5 | E 18 | SE 18 | NE 15 | ENE 14 | NE 13 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 455 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 155 | 209 | 209 | 1 | 1019 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | E 10 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | — | E 15 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 192 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 28 | 32 | 41 | 27 | 42 | 60 | 115 | 142 | 253 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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